The Matchroom Boxing Podcast

Jamie and Scott are back with a bumper episode from Matchroom HQ. Broadcaster Kate Scott joins us from Dallas ahead of Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson and Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 2, Shabaz Masoud reflects on his recent win over Liam Davies, Mike Costello runs over the recent boxing news, Maxi Hughes talks Gary Cully and takes on our charity quiz plus we introduce amateur standout Taylor Bevan before his pro debut.

Eddie Hearn reacts to news Conor Benn is now fully cleared and free to continue his boxing career before previewing Jaron Ennis and Jesse Rodriguez fight week in Philadelphia.

Just 48 hours on from Dmitry Bivol's close fight with Artur Beterbiev, Eddie Hearn is back at Matchroom HQ for a debrief on the fight and insists the rematch is a priority and talks a potential appeal. Eddie also runs through big wins for Jai Opetaia, Skye Nicolson and the Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn in-ring face off before running through the upcoming Matchroom schedule.

The best vs the best. Jamie and Scott preview Dmitry Bivol's Undisputed clash with Artur Beterbiev and we hear from the chief support, Fabio Wardley and Big Fraze. Ray Ford joins to review Nick Ball's win and outline his ambitions to become two weight World Champion, Dave Allen takes on our charity quiz and takes a swing for Johnny Fisher plus there's a back n forth with Campbell Hatton and Jimmy Joe Flint before their rematch later this month.

Eddie Hearn sits down exclusively with Matchroom Boxing to give his first interview since arriving in Riyadh ahead of the Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Championship showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. The Matchroom chairman looks at the stacked undercard featuring the likes of Jai Opetaia, Skye Nicolson, Chris Eubank Jnr & More!

Jamie and Scott countdown to the huge Riyadh Season Card at Wembley Stadium with an array of guests including Carl Frampton who takes on our quiz and talks Cacace vs Warrington, Ishmael Davis talks all things Josh Kelly and how the late notice call up came about, Ariel Helwani reviews Canelo's fight with Edgar Berlanga, the UFC at The Sphere plus why Anthony Joshua is one of his favourite athletes and Steve Bunce promotes his new book!

Jamie and Scott react to the breaking news of Shakur Stevenson's addition to the Matchroom roster plus speak with Diego Pacheco who headlines in LA next Saturday. Big John Fisher takes a trip down memory lane to his upbringing and early boxing beginnings, Liam 'Beefy' Smith previews his upcoming fight with Josh Kelly and reviews the boxing world whilst Reece Bellotti takes on our charity quiz and looks ahead to his mandatory challenger.

It’s the first Riyadh Season Card in America as Terence Crawford and Israil Madrimov take centre stage in LA. Jamie and Scott speak with both fighters plus Jarrell Miller who takes on our charity quiz, MC Thomas Treiber outlines his route into the sport and DAZN’s Todd Grisham joins us to review the week just gone and preview Saturday’s show.

It's the biggest fight of Jose Valenzuela's life next Saturday in LA as he challenges Isaac Cruz for the WBA World Super Lightweight Title. In this exclusive interview 'Rayo' recalls his early years and the sacrifices made by his parents, the addition of training under Robert Garcia and alongside Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez and of course the task at hand on August 3, Pitbull Cruz.

We catchup with Eddie Hearn at Matchroom HQ to preview Saturday's show headlined by Johnny Fisher and Alen Babic which follows the news the England vs Switzerland Euro 2024 Quarter-Final will be broadcast inside The Copper Box Arena during our show, Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez's rise to number 5 in the Ring Magazine pound-for-pound list following his victory over Juan Francisco Estrada, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois' heated Face Off scene and much more!

It's Birmingham Fight Week, European Middleweight Champion Tyler Denny takes on our Pin-Point precision challenge and talks all things Felix Cash, Heavyweight hope Delicious Orie is gunning for Olympic Gold, Cruiserweight Chev Clarke reviews a busy week in the boxing world and we hear from both Lewis Crocker and Conah Walker ahead of their Welterweight war on Saturday.

It's Game Week as Eddie Hearn and Tony Bellew shape up in Soccer Aid this Sunday and part of the Rest Of The World Team, Chelsea and Nigeria legend John Obi Mikel joins us for the inside scoop. Jamie Ward and Scott Hammerton review the 10-0 whitewash in the 5 vs 5 alongside Joseph Parker who outlines his next move, Sunny Edwards previews his ring return in June and takes on our latest quiz whilst Alen Babic talks all things Johnny Fisher.

Before the Johnny Fisher vs Alen Babic press conference at Matchroom HQ, we catchup with Eddie Hearn to revisit the 5 vs 5 defeat to Frank Warren's Queensberry, names in the frame for Jaron Ennis' next opponent following the injury to Cody Crowley, Eddie's involvement in Soccer Aid, Jack Catterall vs Regis Prograis talks and more!

The 5 vs 5 is fast approaching. Jamie and Scott are in Riyadh and catchup with Dmitry Bivol who talks the fallout from Artur Beterbiev and Saturday's replacement Malik Zinad, Deontay Wilder goes deep on Fatherhood and insists The Bronze Bomber is back, Craig Richards takes on our Pinpoint Precision challenge and talks Saturday's opener against Willy Hutchinson and who would have thought it... Frank Warren joins us to discuss the promotional rivalry!

It's the Season 5 premiere of our Flash Knockdown Podcast and what better way to launch than in Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 Fight Week. Hear from both men ahead of Saturday's main event. Jamie Ward and Scott Hammerton from the Matchroom team bring you exclusive content, news and even a quiz with Johnny Fisher, Lewis Ritson and footballer Josh Windass in our opener.

We catchup with Eddie Hearn at Matchroom HQ to review the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight and what it might mean for Anthony Joshua and beyond.

We catchup with Eddie Hearn in Riyadh just two days out from Tyson Fury against Oleksandr Usyk and admits Anthony Joshua would jump straight into fighting the winner. Eddie also breaks down Joe Cordina's World Title defence and Jai Opetaia's chance to become two time World Champ.

The return of our Flash Knockdown podcast is imminent! Jamie and Scott return from Matchroom HQ and not quite Riyadh to talk Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk plus Joe Cordina and Jai Opetaia's World Title fights... Then reveal the Pod is back for a fifth series, resuming in Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2 fight week.

We catchup with Eddie Hearn after the Juan Francisco Estrada vs Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez press conference in Phoenix ahead of their monster clash next month. Hearn talks how the fight was made and hints a potential future blockbuster between Bam and KO King Naoya Inoue could be on the cards plus the rest of June 29's card including big fights for Sunny Edwards and Ramla Ali.

We're back On The Ground at the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol and the Queensberry vs Matchroom, 5 vs 5 press conference. Hear from Eddie Hearn, Frank Warren, Dmitry Bivol, Hamzah Sheeraz, Ade Oladipo, Willy Hutchinson, Steve Bunce and a whole host more to discuss a landmark event.

David Diamante is back and joined by the new WBA World Featherweight Champion, Raymond Ford in Las Vegas for Matchroom Radio episode 78. They reflect on his World Title triumph Otabek Kholmatov, how life has changed for The Savage and what's next

Eddie Hearn reflects on Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke, reveals the latest on the Dalton Smith vs Adam Azim and Chev Clarke vs Isaac Chamberlain purse bid situations and previews a massive fight week in Las Vegas co-headlined by Richardson Hitchins & Diego Pacheco.

Leigh Wood admits a potential return with Josh Warrington is his preferred next move. The two time World Champion explains some of the background noise which has bubbled up to increase tensions and predicts a similar outcome if the pair follow up October's first fight. The Nottingham star also talks Jordan Gill's fight with Zelfa Barrett and discusses his latest accolades.

It’s the Season 4 Flash Knockdown finale as Jamie and Scott speak with Super Lightweight duo Richardson Hitchins and Jack Catterall ahead of their respective upcoming big fights against Gustavo Lemos and Josh Taylor plus Johnny Fisher swings by HQ to collect his Matchroom Fan Award and there's a quick catchup with Mike Costello to wrap up the series.

The legendary cutman and handwrapper Jacob 'Stitch' Duran joins David Diamante in Sheffield, England to discuss his journey in the fight sport world. Stitch opens up his upbringing, how a trip to Thailand sparked his interest in the specialisms, working in the UFC, the different types of cuts, several stories from fighters he's worked with, appearing in various movies and much more!

It's Sheffield fight week as Dalton Smith headlines against Jose Zepeda, Jamie and Scott speak with Sandy Ryan who defends her WBO World Welterweight Title against Terri Harper in chief support plus Marc Castro who has his first pro title fight confirmed for April 6's big show in Vegas, The White Rhino Dave Allen gives some inside scoop into Jack Catterall's training camp and his next move whilst Shabaz Masoud talks training during Ramadan and takes on our Coach Trip quiz.

It's Knockout Chaos! It's a slightly different show this week... Jamie and Scott are in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ahead of the big night to speak with Joseph Parker and Justis Huni who feature in two big Heavyweight showdowns. Leigh Wood joins us to discuss Anthony Joshua's addition to the Ben Davison camp and discuss his next move whilst new WBA World Featherweight Champion Raymond Ford recalls his huge win last weekend and why he's cheering on Nick Ball this weekend.

We squeeze in a very quick episode of On The Ground before the Joshua vs Ngannou weigh in. Jamie Ward roams around the venue speaking with Conor Benn, David Haye, Adam Smith, Ariel Helwani and Derek Chisora just moments before the fighters hitting the scales in Riyadh.

We're back On The Ground in Riyadh at the final Press Conference just two days out from Knockout Chaos. This time we're joined by Frank Warren, Tommy Fury, Eddie Hearn, David Ghansa, Justis Huni and Dev Sahni. It's raw and unpredictable!

Fight Week in Riyadh is well and truly underway as Jamie Ward takes you On The Ground at the Workout. It's unplanned and unpredictable... You never know who we're going to speak with! Joining us are Eddie Hearn, Nick Ball, Pete and Joe McGrail, Kugan Cassius, Steve Bunce, Gareth A Davies, Paul Smith, Gavin Gwynne and more in the build-up to Saturday's show headlined by Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou.

Jamie and Scott are at Matchroom HQ to preview Raymond Ford's World Title and catchup with Jordan Gill who talks about bouncing back from defeat and April 13's headliner with Zelfa Barrett, two time World Champion and star of HBO's hit series True Detective Kali Reis joins to discuss how she got the role and confirms her interest in returning to the ring, Campbell Hatton eyes his first title on March 23 and takes on our Coach Trip challenge and Brandon Scott updates on his injury recovery and recap the best things to happen in boxing last week.

Some show in London last week and another banger expected this Friday in Mexico with the Curiel and Nontshinga rematch. Hear from the challenger on location who reflects on the shock defeat and why his headspace is clear to become a two time Champ, Jamie catches up with Dalton Smith on all things Jose Zepeda and Adam Azim, Ade Oladipo is on the phone to recap some of last week's boxing highlights and Giorgio Visioli talks his two fights in the pro game and takes on our Coach Trip challenge... Don't go anywhere!

It's back home to London for our NXTGEN show this Saturday. Jamie and Scott are joined by our main event, both Liam Dillon and Reece Bellotti ahead of their Super Featherweight two belt domestic dust-up plus the returning duo of Craig Richards and John Hedges, Cameron Vuong takes on our Coach Trip quiz and there's all the usual chit chat... Tune in!

We catchup with Eddie Hearn at Matchroom HQ to catchup on various topics including news that an offer will be going in for Conor Benn to fight Gervonta Davis next, the news that Dalton Smith has been mandated to fight Adam Azim, John Ryder's retirement, Katie Taylor's next move and the upcoming schedule.

John Ryder confirms he’s hanging up the gloves after a near 14 year career pro career featuring battles with Canelo Alvarez, Jaime Munguia, Callum Smith, Daniel Jacobs, Patrick Nielsen, Bilal Akkawy, Billy Joe Saunders and many more. ‘The Gorilla’ announces he’s due to take up a training career alongside Tony Sims down the Matchroom Gym.

Viva Las Vegas! Jamie and Scott are Stateside for Benn vs Dobson fight week and are joined in person by our four guests: MMA Superstar Leah McCourt, Former Conor Benn opponent and now friend Kane Baker, prospect Jimmy Sains and Light Heavyweight contender Khalil Coe! 

We have a mass update from Eddie Hearn in Las Vegas who goes over Conor Benn's fight this Saturday with Pete Dobson, the news from Shakur Stevenson about his apparent retirement, talks between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia, updates on negotiations between Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron plus Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, Leigh Wood's options, Jaime Munguia's win over John Ryder and a whole lot more!

After our last show of 2023 in Belfast... We're back for our first show in 2024! Jamie and Scott speak with Paddy Donovan, who takes on our Coach Trip challenge and Tyrone McKenna who boxed both our main event fighters Lewis Crocker and Jose Felix. On the phone is Terri Harper fresh after her World Title announcement against Sandy Ryan and Tony Bellew gives his first boxing interview fresh out of The Jungle.

After the Christmas and New Year break, Jamie Ward and Scott Hammerton return with a bumper Flash Knockdown. WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol joins us to talk all things Artur Beterbiev, UFC interim Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall talks the Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou match-up and recalls his sparring with Tyson Fury, European & Commonwealth Lightweight Rhiannon Dixon admits she's looking at going down the WBO World Title route and takes on our 'Coach Trip' quiz and Jordan Thompson opens up in his first interview since the Jai Opetaia fight and confirms he's jumping up to Heavyweight... Enjoy the show!

Just minutes before the Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith weigh in out in Quebec, we get a quick word with Eddie Hearn ahead of the Light Heavyweight World Title unification showdown plus Monday's Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou press conference, Jai Opetaia's potential addition to the Fury vs Usyk undercard and our updated February 10 show featuring Reece Bellotti.

We catchup with Eddie Hearn at Matchroom HQ for the first time in 2024 to catchup on various fights including Anthony Joshua’s fight with Francis Ngannou, Callum Smith’s shot at Artur Beterbiev this Saturday in Canada, Ryan Garcia’s decision to move on from a potential fight with Devin Haney, Caroline Dubois and Rhiannon Dixon's ordered World Title clash and the latest on Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2, Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington 2 and much more!

Just a few weeks on from calling time on his career, Kal Yafai revisits his defining night capturing the WBA World Super Flyweight Title against Luis Concepcion in December 2016 and the events leading into the fight. Yafai openly talks his decision to call it a day and confirms he won't be too far from the action as young Brother Galal makes his charge towards World honours.

Matchroom's Scott Hammerton gets a quick word with John Ryder following his final spar in the UK ahead of January 27's fight with Jaime Munguía. The Gorilla believes he can inflict the first defeat of Munguía's 42 fight career and reflects on the positives from his last outing against Canelo Alvarez back in May.

DAZN lead commentator Mike Costello joins Matchroom's Scott Hammerton at HQ for a review of the Day Of Reckoning, a quick look back on some of the best moments of 2023 and what's to follow in 2024 including Mike's one fight that he hopes to see later in the year.

New Year means new fights! We speak with Eddie Hearn who runs over the upcoming schedule including;* Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith* Lewis Crocker vs Jose Felix* Conor Benn vs Pete Dobson* Conah Walker vs Cyrus Pattinson* Adrian Curiel vs Sivenathi Nontshinga

We catchup with an honest 'Showtime' Sunny Edwards who discusses his recent loss to Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez and why the experience will help spur him on to more World Titles, Saturday's show in Saudi Arabia and friend Lyndon Arthur's fight with Dmitry Bivol and much more!

With 24 hour to go until Fight Night, Eddie Hearn gives a quick run through of the Day Of Reckoning including Anthony Joshua's must win main event against Otto Wallin, Deontay Wilder and Joseph Parker's mouthwatering chief support, Dmitry Bivol's World Title defence against Lyndon Arthur, Jai Opetaia's Cruiserweight crunch clash with Ellis Zorro and Daniel Dubois' Heavyweight showdown with Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller.

What a unique episode of our Matchroom Radio Podcast with David Diamante we have... Ahead of Sunny Edwards vs Bam Rodriguez... We speak with the two older Brothers of our main event, two World Champions in their own right... Charlie Edwards and Joshua Franco. The pair breakdown Saturday's main event and stake their claim for victory plus discuss their own journey and current situation in the game plus a couple of current news stories including Devin Haney, Claressa Shields, Fury vs Usyk and more!

All weighed in and ready to go! We're On The Ground as Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez and Sunny Edwards are both on weight ahead of their mouth watering unification showdown in Glendale, Arizona - We catchup with both Champions and a host of guests including Eddie Hearn, Dalton Smith, Junaid Bostan, Charlie Edwards, Brandon Scott and Grant Smith. It's raw and uncut... Enjoy!

Finally... It's time to unify in Arizona! Hear from both Sunny Edwards and Bam Rodriguez ahead of their huge Flyweight showdown. Also joining us on the show is Galal Yafai who takes on our new 'Coach Trip' quiz with a cameo from Rob McCracken, Dalton Smith reviews The Best Thing That Happened In Boxing Last Week and talks the Team Edwards training camp, Peter McGrail looks ahead to Saturday's outing and also features in a new segment plus much more!

It's raw and certainly unpredictable as ever, our 'On The Ground' Podcast heads to San Francisco just minutes after the Devin Haney vs Regis Prograis weigh in... With cameos from Ebanie Bridges, Frank Smith, Dave Coldwell, Andy Cruz and more...

We caught up with Eddie Hearn in San Francisco ahead of Saturday's show headlined by Devin Haney vs Regis Prograis and the undercard including Andy Cruz, Ebanie Bridges, Liam Paro vs Montana Love plus talks the PBC linkup with Amazon Prime, the latest on Conor Benn, the countdown to Bam vs Sunny and Dec 23's Day Of Reckoning!

It's Season 4 of Flash Knockdown to launch with Haney vs Prograis Fight Week! Jamie and Scott are in San Francisco to talk Saturday's monster fight. There's a teaser snippet of our upcoming 'Inside Look' feature with both main event fighters, Ebanie Bridges takes on our new quiz and talks her maiden World Title defence, Beatriz Ferreira explains why her Olympic final loss is spurring her on to bigger things and our very own Frank Smith runs over The Best Thing To Happen In Boxing Last Week and the upcoming schedule!

We catchup with Callum Smith ahead of January's shot at the unified Light Heavyweight monster Artur Beterbiev in Canada. Mundo looks to become a two weight World Champion but has the feared, big punching Champion in front of him. Smith talks his development with trainer Buddy McGirt and a potential Undisputed clash down the line with Dmitry Bivol.

We're back On The Ground in Dublin as Jamie takes to the mic seconds after the conclusion of the Cameron vs Taylor 2 press conference to speak with various people in the room, at random... Including Maiseyrose Courtney, Eddie Lam, Bradley Skeete, Thomas Carty, Steve Bunce, Richard Maynard, iFL TV's Colm & Andy to get the inside scoop ahead of Saturday's big show!

It's FINALLY Dublin Fight Week as Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor run it back this Saturday! Jamie and Scott speak to Gary Cully who previews his return to the ring and move to Liverpool, Thomas Carty reviews The Best Thing To Happen In Boxing Last Week and Saturday's Heavyweight showdown, Skye Nicolson picks her dream Dinner Party lineup and looks ahead to her fight with Lucy Wilderheart and Andy Lee talks his charge Paddy Donovan's outing against Danny Ball and makes a last dart attempt to gatecrash the 12 Round Eliminator Challenge leaderboard... Don't go anywhere!

Fresh off a flight to Los Angeles, we catchup with Eddie Hearn to discuss Diego Pacheco's rise in the Super Middleweight division. The 19-0 sensation steps up against Marcelo Coceres this Saturday with a guaranteed war between Mayerlin Rivas and Erika Cruz. Elsewhere Eddie plays down rumours the Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn fight has stalled and talks all things Day Of Reckoning including the future plans between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. 

Jamie and Scott are in Newcastle this week for our NXTGEN card which gets a full preview. Liam Paro joins ahead of his December 8 clash with Montana Love and runs over those sparring rumours, Josh Warrington has stern words for Leigh Wood and takes on our quiz, Oshaquie Foster reviews his epic fight with Rocky Hernandez and eyes a unification with Joe Cordina next and there's another Mike Costello gem from the memory bank plus more!

We're On The Ground in Newcastle fresh off the back of the Shabaz Masoud vs Jose Sanmartin press conference. It's raw and ready. We speak to The Maverick ahead of his main event bout and also hear from Cameron Vuong, Darren Barker, Ishmael Davis, Jimmy Sains and Tony Sims.

29 May 2016... A date Tony Bellew will never forget. The lifelong Evertonian rose from the canvas to sensationally knockout Ilunga Makabu at Goodison Park to life the WBC World Crusierweight crown. Hear the backstory plus untold tales as The Bomber almost broke down just two hours before the fight, the ringwalk, the fight itself, the post-fight celebrations and much more... Plus a dramatic twist to confirm he contemplated coming out of retirement this year following a short training reunion with Dave Coldwell. 

David Diamante is in Monte-Carlo this week ahead of Cordina vs Vazquez. Joining us for Episode 75 of the Matchroom Radio Podcast is IBF World Light Flyweight Champion Sivenathi Nontshinga and his coach Colin Nathan. The duo pair explain their route into the sport, South African’s rich World Championship history, their own relationship, Undisputed dreams ahead of their World Title defence against Adrian Curiel and much more!

We're On The Ground in Monte-Carlo just minutes after the final press conference between Joe Cordina and Edward Vazquez. We catchup with both Champion and Challenger plus a whole range of guests including Matchroom's own Frank Smith, Charlie Parsons, Tony Sims, Dan Lawrence and Sivenathi Nontshinga. It's raw and it's ready!

There's an extended episode of Flash Knockdown from Monte-Carlo in the build up to Cordina vs Vazquez. The Welsh Wizard's coach Tony Sims joins to preview our main event and pick his dream dinner party lineup. Leigh Wood recaps his dramatic win over Josh Warrington and talks the Super Featherweight Mix, Wood's former foe Michael Conlan joins us from Miami to discuss his new linkup with Pedro Diaz and December 2's fight with Jordan Wood, Johnny Fisher looks back on Fury vs Ngannou and his next move and there's another Mike Costello memory!

David Diamante hosts another episode of the Matchroom Radio Podcast this time from Cancun, Mexico. Bobby Benton, trainer to not only Regis Prograis but also O'Shaquie Foster who headlines the show against Rocky Hernandez, joins us to discuss both big fights coming up, his background into the sport, training alongside multiple legends, giving back to the community and a whole host more!

Another fight week this time in Cancun, Mexico! wWe catchup with Eddie Hearn to preview Saturday’s big show headlined by the WBC World Super Featherweight showdown between O'Shaquie Foster and Rocky Hernandez. Also on the card, Sugar Nunez looks to close on a 130lbs World Title shot of his own. Hearn also talks Tyson Fury’s fight with Francis Ngannou, Anthony Joshua’s next move, the latest on Eubank vs Benn and much more!

Three weight World Champ Jorge Linares speaks with David Diamante in Liverpool, England the night before his fight with Jack Catterall. The future Hall of Famer recalls his career so far, his desire and drive at this stage of his career, those defining World Title wins, living in Japan and much more! 

What a night in Sheffield. Jamie and Scott recap Leigh Wood's epic comeback knockout against Josh Warrington with a range of guests including Billy Joe Saunders who was ringside and gives an update on his return to the ring, Joe Cordina's name was mentioned as a future fight for Wood but the Welsh Wizard may have other plans following his upcoming Monte-Carlo fight, Jordan Gill reveals what was said in his first face off with Michael Conlan and gives the inside scoop on his best mates' success against Warri, Barry Jones breaks down the new Sheriff of Nottingham's precise finishing and outlines his dream dinner party lineup and there's another Mike Costello memoir this time from the funeral of Muhammad Ali.Don't forget to sign up to the new Matchroom Boxing WhatsApp Channel if you haven't already for breaking news, exclusive content and more: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va0rTPTLI8YdckiBJ82P

David Diamante is joined by Johnathon Banks in Sheffield for another episode of Matchroom Radio. Banks is in town for Cecilia Brækhus’ World Title shot against Terri Harper. The former Cruiserweight and Heavyweight contender recaps his own pro career, training under the late and great Emanuel Steward, Gennadiy Golovkin’s next move, training alongside Wladimir Klitschko and much more!

It's another huge fight week as Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington do battle in Sheffield. Dave Coldwell joins us to preview Hopey Price's Final Eliminator and picks his dream dinner party lineup, Jack Catterall talks all things Jorge Linares and the 12 Round Eliminator Challenge, Peter McGrail is back from injury and plots his route to the top, There's another Mike Costello memory and unfortunately our fifth and final guest was held up in traffic so we'll see if we can get him on the show next week!

We're live from the public workout at Leigh Wood vs Josh Warrington in Sheffield speaking to various fighters on the card including both men in main event, their respective trainers Sean O'Hagan and Ben Davison plus Hopey Price, Kieron Conway, Terri Harper, Nico Leivars and others in the room including Jordan Gill, Dalton Smith and Sunny Edwards. It's raw and it's truly on the ground!

We catchup with Eddie Hearn at Matchroom HQ to run through a whole host of subjects including Canelo Alvarez's victory over Jermell Charlo, Saturday's crunch WBA World Featherweight Title clash between Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington, reviewing Jai Opetaia's brutal knockout over Jordan Thompson, an update on Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr talks, thoughts on Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and the latest on Anthony Joshua's next move.

Our best line-up yet? Katie Taylor previews the big rematch with Chantelle Cameron in November, Nigel Benn looks back on Conor Benn's ring return and picks his dream dinner party guestlist, Sunny Edwards talks his two week media tour to promote the Bam Rodriguez unification and takes on our latest quiz, Dalton Smith talks his next move and recaps the boxing world last week and there's another Mike Costello memory...Don't forget to follow our brand new WhatsApp channel for breaking news, exclusive content and much more: https://bit.ly/MatchroomBoxing-WhatsApp

Former WBA World Lightweight Champion Anthony Crolla is next up in our new series 'A Dream Achieved' reflecting on the events that unfolded before and after his iconic stoppage victory over Darleys Perez in a rematch. From the controversial draw before, the attack which left him with a fractured skull and broken ankle just weeks out with a planned fight with Richar Abril and his rise to that moment including wins over the likes of Gavin Rees and John Murray plus much more.

David Diamante is joined by IBF World Flyweight King Sunny Edwards in Orlando, Florida in the aftermath of Sunny's first meeting with Dec 16's opponent WBO Champ Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez. 'Showtime' talks the huge Unification, his route to Undisputed, path into boxing including why his Dad had a boxing ring on his front lawn, relationship with Brother Charlie, time up at Team GB up in Sheffield, transition into the pro game plus his mindset and tactical forward thinking plus much more!

The return of Conor Benn is discussed on this weeks Pod ahead of our Orlando show plus guests including Bam Rodriguez after going face to face with Sunny Edwards for the first time, Zelfa Barrett on the 12 Round Eliminator Challenge, Kalle Sauerland picks his dream Dinner Party in Food Fight plus talks on all things Misfits and Chris Eubank Jr's next move, Terri Harper reviews the week just gone and her upcoming World Title showdown and there's another memory from Mike Costello.

Speaking from Orlando, Florida Conor Benn talks ahead of his ring return on Saturday live on DAZN.The Destroyer talks the route to this moment over the last 18 months, mentions his next opponent Rodolfo Orozco (32-3-3) and weighs up his options moving forward with potential fights against Chris Eubank Jr and Kell Brook.

David Diamante is back for the latest Matchroom Radio Podcast with this time Gabe Rosado in Tijuana for Fierro vs Zamarripa. Having recently retired GKR recalls his career with David over this special hour long discussion which opens up on Gabe's early upbringing into the sport and much more.

A stacked show with Undisputed 140lbs Champ Chantelle Cameron talking her rematch with Katie Taylor on Nov 25, Joseph Parker gives insight into Tyson Fury's training camp with Francis Ngannou and recaps the week just gone, Trainer Joe McNally talks his growing stable and picks his dream dinner party lineup in Food Fight, there's another Mike Costello diary entry featuring two Brit's in World Title action in America plus Bradley Skeete joins from Tijuana to talk his addition to Team Skye Nicolson and pays tribute to the late Dean Powell before taking our quiz!

It's been a busy week at HQ in the build-up to our run of shows from next week in Mexico until the end of the year! Conor Benn goes keep on Chris Eubank Jr's performance over Liam Smith and predicts a brutal knockout should they fight, Ben Davison forms his dream dinner part lineup in Food Fight, Kieron Conway talks Oct 7's crunch clash with Linus Udofia and takes on the 12 Round Eliminator Challenge, Ellie Scotney explains the importance of keeping Lynn Athletic Boxing Club going following an injection of cash to help the club,  and Mike Costello takes a trip down memory lane to Mike Tyson vs Danny Williams in Louisville, Kentucky.

We’re back at Matchroom HQ as the fun and games continue with Richardson Hitchins who previews his September 23 headline spot against Jose Zepeda, John Ryder eyes a mega fight with Gennadiy Golovkin or Jaime Munguia next and takes on our latest quiz, Jamie Moore racks his brains for a dream dinner party lineup in Food Fight, IBF and Ring Magazine Cruiserweight King Jai Opetaia talks all things Jordan Thompson and reveals which former Midfield maestro is his distant relative, Mike Costello takes another trip down memory lane with a certain Smokin’ Joe Fraizer plus there’s a cameo from Eddie Hearn and much more!

We catchup at Matchroom HQ with Eddie Hearn to talk over various topics including the latest with the proposed Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder fight, Oleksandr Usyk's win over Daniel Dubois and that low blow, Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr's rematch, the KSI vs Tommy Fury / Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis press conference carnage, the upcoming Matchroom live on DAZN schedule and more!

The first of a new series: A whole decade on from his crowning night in Atlantic City, Darren Barker relives his IBF World Middleweight Title triumph over Daniel Geale on 17 August 2013 with untold stories, exclusive insight and a whole host of memories (good and bad!) with Matchroom's Scott Hammerton. 'Dazzling' recalls training camp, the complications he faced in the build-up, using the Sergio Martinez fight as fuel to the fire and of course the epic fight week and victory itself.

Nearly five years on from our last Birmingham show, we're finally back! Cyrus Pattinson talks his chief supporting contest against Conah Walker, JayKae bigs up his man - debutant Ibraheem 'Spider' Sulaimaan and recalls his meeting with the legendary Tom Brady just last week, Mike Costello goes over an old Manny Pacquiao tale, Darren Barker takes on our new quiz 'The 12 Round Eliminator Challenge' whilst Sam Jones picks his fantasy dinner line-up in 'Food Fight' plus much more!

David Diamante is joined by Malik Scott in London ahead of Anthony Joshua’s fight with Robert Helenius. Scott discusses his own fight with Chisora before his man Gerald Washinghton fights Del Boy in chief support to AJ’s return. The pair go deep on Scott’s own career with fights against Deontay Wilder, Luis Ortiz and much more. There’s also plenty of chat on Scott’s training career with the Bronze Bomber and a potential fight with Anthony Joshua in 2024.

Flash Knockdown returns for a third series just before Anthony Joshua's ring return against Robert Helenius. Derek Chisora previews his fight against Gerald Washington, the Dillian Whyte fallout and reveals what his Daughter said the night of his recent defeat to Tyson Fury about retirement. Mark Tibbs launches our new 'Food Fight' segment piecing together his dream dinner party guests and talks Johnny Fisher's Southern Area Title shot. Demsey McKean takes on our new '12 Round Eliminator Challenge' ahead of his Heavyweight clash with Filip Hrgovic. It's the first edition of Mike's Memoirs as Costello recalls AJ vs Ruiz 1 Fight Week in New York back in June 2019 and a there's a bonus feature at the end with Matchroom's very own Ross Garritty who talks the new Canvas magazine!

The third series of Flash Knockdown launches later this week in Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius Fight Week. There's a new quiz, a new recurring segment with Mike Costello and also a new skit 'Food Fight' plus some old favourites. Stay tuned! 

Watch our in depth exclusive with The Destroyer Conor Benn as news breaks that he's clear to fight following a year long absence. Benn opens up on some of the dark moments in that period, who helped him through and what he wants next in a boxing ring. The 21-0 star looks to get his World Title ambitions back on track later in 2023...

David Diamante is back for another edition of Matchroom Radio, this time in London with trainer Mark Tibbs. We take a trip down memory lane as Tibbs recalls his early amateur grounding, the relationship with his Dad Jimmy, London times from years gone by, THAT incident with a table between Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora, his current gym including Johnny Fisher and admits Ebanie Bridges may move elsewhere...

It's a start of six shows in six weeks as Sunny Edwards headlines in London against Andres Campos. Jamie and Scott speak with Reece Bellotti and Youssef Khoumari who featured on the card in a British Super Featherweight Title eliminator, WBC World Super Lightweight Champion Regis Prograis who previews next Saturday's headliner in New Orleans, a prospect on that very card 1-0 Criztec Bazaldua on his development and The Machine Anthony Fowler explains his decision to retire from the sport and takes on our Alias Apron challenge!

It's Lara vs Wood 2 Fight Week in Manchester. Jamie and Scott recap Taylor vs Cameron from Dublin with the Undisputed 140lbs Champ Chantelle Cameron and trainer Nigel Travis who are on separately. Also on the show, Dalton Smith and Sam Maxwell discuss July 1's headliner in Sheffield, Steve Bunce takes on the Alias Apron challenge and talks the World Title triple header and Shannon Ryan is under the spotlight ahead of her Matchroom debut on June 10.

It's Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron Fight Week! Ariel Helwani and Eddie Hearn visit Conor McGregor's The Black Forge Inn to run the rule over Saturday's monster fight at the 3Arena Dublin. The pair discussed the significance of Taylor's homecoming, Cameron's chance of victory, as well as the future of both fighters and what part The Notorious has played this week.

It's Canelo vs Ryder Fight Week! Unbeaten Aussie Stevie Spark talks his clash on the card vs Gabriel Gollaz and why victory would line him up for a World Title shot, former Canelo opponent Matthew Hatton reflects on his 12 rounds for the P4P King and takes on our Alias Apron challenge, former gym mate Martin J Ward gives an insight into The Gorilla's path, 1-0 Muhammad Ali is under the Spotlight and Edgar Berlanga and Jason Quigley are on the line at the same time before June 24's main event in NYC!

Fresh from landing in Mexico, we speak Eddie Hearn in Guadalajara to get the lowdown on a range of topics including the proposed Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder mega fight later this year, Canelo Alvarez’s homecoming against John Ryder, a meeting with Regis Prograis in Houston, the new Matchroom x DAZN broadcast deal and purse bids for Beterbiev vs Smith.

Jamie and Scott are back at HQ after the thrilling win from Joe Cordina in Cardiff just days before. Michael Conlan joins to preview his upcoming IBF World Title shot and why he's backing Mauricio Lara to make it a double over Leigh Wood on the same night, Kash Farooq runs over the best thing to happen in boxing last week and talk life after retirement, Stefy Bull takes on the Alias Apron challenge and talks Terri Harper's huge World Title fight on May 20 whilst Maiseyrose Courtney explains what the 'Triangle' really is, how much Conor Benn has helped and her own step up in Dublin next month.

It's Cardiff fight week as Joe Cordina bids to become two time World Champion against Shavkat Rakhimov. Jamie and Scott speak with friend of Matchroom, Comedian Rob Beckett, who happened to be in town on tour... Anthony and William Crolla break news of a pro debut for Will for May 27, Enzo Maccarinelli explains what a Cordina win can do for Welsh boxing and takes on the Alias Apron challenge and Reshat Mati previews his upcoming ring return in New York plus more!

It's a move up to Welterweight for Sandy Ryan who looks to win her first World Title against Marie Pier Houle on April 22 in Cardiff.The 5-1 Derby star talks why coming through some hardships have put her in a good place for this shot at glory, training out in Portugal and the benefits that brings plus a snippet on the forthcoming Taylor vs Cameron showdown.

Super Featherweight star Zelfa Barrett returns to the ring following his narrow World Title defeat at the back end of last year to Shavkat Rakhimov. Brown Flash recalls the fight in Abu Dhabi, previews his comeback and Saturday's main event between the defending IBF World Champion Rakhimov and Joe Cordina, his Father responsibilities plus more!

Another stacked show on both sides of the pond this week... First up is Thomas Carty and Jay McFarlane going back and forth on May 20's Celtic Heavyweight Title clash. Joshua Franco explains how special Brother Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez really is ahead of Saturday's main event in San Antonio, Big John Fisher breaks down the best things to happen in Boxing last week, Darren Barker runs the rule over Jesus Martinez's fourth pro fight and takes on our Alias Apron challenge whilst Khalil Coe is under The Spotlight.

A somewhat different podcast this week... After a few last minute pull outs, Jamie and Scott find themselves tucked away at the Joshua vs Franklin fight hotel to salvage a podcast this week. The duo speak with new signing, IBF World Flyweight Champion Sunny Edwards and John Hedges whilst Eddie Hearn welcomes Shannon Ryan and Jack Catterall to the team ahead of Saturday's big show in The Capital.

Trainer of the Year Derrick James joins David Diamante in London ahead of his first fight with new recruit Anthony Joshua. The pair discuss AJ vs Franklin, Errol Spence vs Terrence Crawford, James' own pro career and much more!